Tyson Fury talked about the $200 million he has stowed away in his bank account during today’s press conference for his rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st.
Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) revealed that he doesn’t care about winning world titles or his legacy. His entire focus is “money” and to make as much as he can before he retires when “the wheels fall off.”
Fury Motivated by Money
Besides the greed element that Fury showed, he appears to be using that as a cover for losing his last fight against Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) and coming into the rematch as the underdog on December 21st. The 36-year-old Fury is trying to minimize the likelihood of losing the rematch with Usyk by saying his focus is on money, not sport.
By changing the frame and saying it’s just about money, Fury is trying to disguise the fact that he’s athletically not likely to win the rematch against the more technically gifted Usyk. It’s a transparent tactic Fury is using, but it’s not pulling the wool over the eyes of fans about what’s confronting him in this fight. Usyk is expected to beat Fury again, but this time, by a knockout, he will put his career on ice.
“Andy Lee never had $200 million in his bank to make him happy. So what is my goal, and what is my target? All of those things are to make as much money as possible for me. That’s my goal. It’s not a belt. It’s not a legacy. It’s not a boxing fight. It’s to make as much money as possible. To do that, I’ve got to have as much money as I can until the wheels fall off and I’m 50 years old, crippled with a stick, walking down the street. That’s how I’ll be,” said Tyson Fury to Sky Sports during today’s London press conference for his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st.
“I’ve had 40 professional fights, and I was in every single one of them for the money. If I wasn’t getting paid, I wouldn’t have done any of them,” said Fury.
Last Updated on 10/23/2024
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